Planned layoffs in Texas totaled 2,361 in June, similar to the state’s May and April totals of 2,460 and 2,953, respectively.

Nationwide, U.S.-based employers announced 37,551 job cuts in June. That’s down 39 percent from the month before and down 9.4 percent from the same month a year earlier.

The total number of nationwide layoffs announced in the first half of 2012 — 283,091 — was up 15 percent from the same six-month period a year earlier. Planned job cuts were up 22 percent in the second quarter compared to the same quarter a year earlier.

Texas has the second-highest year-to-date total announced job cuts, with 34,145, after California’s 44,667.Texas had 13,422 cuts announced in February and 11,606 announced in January. Its best month was March, when only 1,343 cuts were announced.

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